Making Media
Episode 42 The Ringer’s Press Box
Making Media

Episode 42: The Ringer’s Press Box

Making Media

Episode 42

The Ringer’s Press Box

Bryan Curtis is the Editor-at-Large at The Ringer. We cover his excellent episode with Wright Thompson, writing versus podcasting, and watercooler moments in media.

(00:02:00) - Exploring the role of Editor at Large

(00:03:15) - The factors influencing the prioritization of writing

(00:06:50) - Building chemistry with co-hosts and guests

(00:08:35) - Experiences working at ESPN

(00:12:00) - Predicting the future of sports media

(00:13:30) - The Ringer's independence within Spotify

(00:16:00) - Risks associated with cable channels transitioning to streaming

(00:18:15) - The essential attributes of a successful podcaster

(00:20:00) - Comparing podcasting to radio

(00:22:55) - The benefits of appointment-based viewing

(00:23:45) - Incorporating video into podcasting

(00:27:53) - The reception towards One Perfect Story

(00:34:45) - Where long-form media will be in the future

(00:36:45) - Internal focus versus metrics-driven approaches

(00:40:00) - Balancing media consumption while also working in the media industry

(00:41:30) - Lessons learned from working with Bill Simmons

(00:44:15) - Characteristics of the perfect media content

The Ringer’s Press Box

Introduction

Matt
Welcome back to Making Media. We are joined today by Bryan Curtis Editor-at-Large at The Ringer. If you don't already know Bryan, he writes some excellent columns on ringer.com and he hosts the Press Box, which happens to be the podcast with our favorite podcast episode of this past year. So we gust with Bryan a little bit over that particular podcast episode with Wright Thompson.

And then we also hit on a wide range of media topics, writing versus podcasting, streaming versus linear and searching for those Watercooler Events. We had a ton of fun during this conversation. And if you are in media and aren't yet consuming Bryan's work, we heavily encourage you to do so. Now on to our conversation with Bryan and our debrief that follows.

On Writing and Podcasting

Matt
Hi, Bryan. We are going to talk broader media, we're going to talk about your specific work, but we wanted to start the conversation on The Ringer specifically. And maybe we can start with you specifically at The Ringer. Your title is editor Editor-at-Large. What does that job actually entail?

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